Today's digital natives are primarily "tech comfy." Teens may need to show adults how to use SnapChat, but age and experience help adults know more about how to evaluate the content on this platform and other digital spaces.

In order to create critical thinkers who are able to comprehend, analyze, and evaluate digital content, educators must be intentional in preparing  students for 21st century learning. That includes reading content on the screen from a variety of sources—blogs, social media posts, databases, articles, and forums.

It's almost election day! Discover INFOhio's digital content on the topics of voting, the election process, and the presidency available to Ohio's students, educators, and parents at no cost.

There's no doubt about it: when parents are involved, students do better. According to the Family Engagement Collaborative of the Miami Valley, family engagement in schools leads to higher student achievement and graduation rates, fewer behavioral problems, better self-esteem, and stronger performance by students from diverse backgrounds. 

There will always be barriers to family engagement, but framing it as an "opportunity for all" can help schools move beyond the barriers. The Framework Institute advises that promoting family engagement as an equity issue and policy matter focuses the initiative on inclusivity and opportunities for achievement for all children and will help schools look at how current practices may exclude some students and families. Introduce the high-quality instructional materials available at no cost from INFOhio to families to help remove barriers and provide opportunities for all.

Literature Online: American and English Literature is a cross-searchable database of full-text literature and criticism covering works of poetry, prose, and drama in English. This resource intended for students in grades 7-12 includes curated collections to fit curriculum needs. This new class in the 6-12 Digital Content Learning Pathway will help participants navigate the site and integrate it into classrooms. After successfully completing a final quiz, participants will earn a certificate for 2 contact hours. 

Monday Mini Lessons Model Remote Teaching Best Practices

April's Monday Mini Lesson is all about designing learning experiences using tools, resources, and platforms available through INFOhio. To support educators integrating digital content into instruction and remote teaching, INFOhio is featuring a series of videos that showcase best practices for remote teaching using INFOhio's high-quality, digital content. This mini lesson is for all teachers wanting to design, build, or supplement lesson or an entire curriculum at little to no cost and with minimal modifications.

Check out INFOhio's Monday Mini Lessons to support educators in integrating digital content into instruction and remote teaching. INFOhio will be featuring a series of videos that showcase best practices for remote teaching using INFOhio's high-quality digital content. Learn more about this series and how to stay informed. 

Discover the top five digital teaching strategies from award-winning online educators and the updates and enhancements to INFOhio resources, tools, and professional development classes that support these. 

Monday Mini Lessons Model Remote Teaching Best Practices

February's Monday Mini Lesson incorporates World Book Kids into a blended learning environment to increase student engagement. To support educators integrating digital content into instruction and remote teaching, INFOhio is featuring a series of videos that showcase best practices for remote teaching using INFOhio's high-quality digital content. This mini lesson will be of interest to teachers who work with elementary students. 

Research 4 Success incorporates blended learning approaches to instruction as each module uses videos, digital texts, and interactive learning resources along with print-based options to grow and develop research and inquiry skills.  From dissecting the research question to locating and evaluating information, let's examine how Research 4 Success can be used to build critical thinking skills in students whether you are teaching face-to-face, hybrid, or remote. 

Monday Mini Lessons Model Remote Teaching Best Practices

January's Monday Mini Lesson incorporates Science Online into a blended learning environment to increase student engagement. To support educators integrating digital content into instruction and remote teaching, INFOhio is featuring a series of videos that showcase best practices for remote teaching using INFOhio's high-quality digital content. This mini lesson will be of interest to teachers who work with high school students. 

Did you know that ISearch has a mobile-friendly interface? It also serves as an accessible mode of ISearch and you can access it now by selecting the accessibility icon on any page in ISearch. In January, INFOhio made an update so that those using ISearch from a mobile device will automatically be using the mobile view of ISearch. 

Monday Mini Lessons Model Remote Teaching Best Practices

December's Monday Mini Lesson is all about giving the gift of literacy through the use of a Bitmoji classroom. To support educators integrating digital content into instruction and remote teaching, INFOhio is featuring a series of videos that showcase best practices for remote teaching using INFOhio's high-quality, digital content. This mini lesson is for all teachers wanting to inspire the joy and interest in reading and literacy.

EdReports is a nonprofit reviewer of instructional materials. This resource provides thorough reports on the overall effectiveness of educational content using rubrics designed and reviewed by education professionals. This new class in the High-Quality Instructional Materials for Each Child Learning Pathway will help participants navigate the site and implement the reports into their material adoption process. After successfully completing a final quiz, participants will earn a certificate for 4 contact hours. 

With remote learning becoming increasingly part of the educational environment, support for families and parents is at the forefront of educators’ minds. Students are learning from home now more than ever and INFOhio wants to help by sharing resources and tips to make this year as successful as possible.

A trio of ISearch video tutorials have been published, with the student audience in mind, to help understand how to use this tool efficiently and effectively: ISearch: Getting Started, ISearch: Viewing, Saving, & Sharing, and ISearch: Searching & Limiters. Share these videos and others like it from our Screencasts and Videos library to support students in face to face, remote, or blended learning environments.